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£8,000 Lotus Sport 110 for sale on eBay

Your chance to own a slice of history

Do you want to own one of the most iconic bicycles in cycling history? If you’ve got a spare £8,000, you can buy this Lotus Sport 110 time trial bike that is currently for sale on auction site eBay.

Chris Boardman rode the distinctive and futuristic Lotus 108 to gold medal success at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. The Lotus Sport 110 is the road-going version, with brakes and gears, of Boardman’s fixed wheel track-specific 108.

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The Lotus was developed by Mike Burrows and applied Formula One motor racing engineering to a bicycle, with a carbon composite monocoque frame designed to minimise wind resistance and reduce drag. Despite being produced in 1994, it still looks space-age and futuristic compared to modern day road bikes.

The Lotus Sport 110 was produced in small batches following Chris Boardman’s success at the Olympics. It’s not clear how many were produced, but they do come up for sales on the internet from time to time. It’s a highly collectable bike for obvious reasons. Earlier this year a similar bike was sold for $15,000 from the embacher collection.

The bike for sale is described as being brand new and has never been ridden. “There's no damage, no marking at all on the frame A1 condition - never ridden, never used - kept in a bike bag,” says the seller.

Obviously the bike would need components to complete the build if you were interested in making it rideable. The sale doesn’t include the HED wheels, the auction is for the frame, fork and seatpost clamp only.

This is the first time we’ve seen a yellow Lotus Sport 110; most were the signature black paint job we’re all familiar with.

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“As far as I know the bike is the only yellow one that has been sprayed by the factory (I might be wrong?). The Lotus Sport stickers were left on the bike when it was sprayed and they were removed to show the carbon fibre weave underneath. Looks very nice!” says the seller.

“I bought the bike from a really nice guy in Amsterdam. He purchased the frame new in the 90's from a Lotus rep and then requested the custom spray job,” he adds.

View the listing on eBay here.
 

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes

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andew45 | 7 years ago
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Hi folks. I have a lotus sport 110 for sale. anyone who is interested please feel freeto contact me on leisuretimes41 [at] gmail.com

links where the bike is advertised

https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum/classifieds/262321-lotus-sport-110/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/lotus-sport-110-/263133772424?hash=item3d43feba8...

 

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zagatosam | 8 years ago
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See the little South African flag on the LH chainstay? This is a frame that was built by Aerodyne Technology in Cape Town. It's still a genuine frame (I guess) because the pattern was sold onto them in the early '90s but I wonder if its value is going to be lessened by the fact that it's not an original British manufactured  bike. Anyone like to comment?

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Xwheels | 8 years ago
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An 8 grand bike being advertised like a BSO on Ebay. WTF
Just wondering if every washing machine for sale on EBay/Gumtree has an obligatory bike in the background?

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Morat | 8 years ago
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How do you fit a D-lock on that?

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freespirit1 | 8 years ago
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Lotus used to be used as an acronym usually standing for; Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious

 

 

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localsurfer | 8 years ago
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Didn't these have an infamous habit of falling apart?  The two halves of the monocoque would come unstuck from each other.

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bikebot | 8 years ago
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Looks like a good frame to build my next commuter bike.

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Must be Mad | 8 years ago
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I would rather have this bike than a car!

And I would not leave it in a bike bag either....

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Danger Dicko | 8 years ago
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If I had £15,000 spare I'd snap this up.

It's a piece of history. Would look great on a club ride.

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Boopop replied to Danger Dicko | 8 years ago
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Danger Dicko wrote:

If I had £15,000 spare I'd snap this up.

It's a piece of history. Would look great on a club ride.

 

Wouldn't want to get caught in a cross wind on it though!

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Redx | 8 years ago
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I thought that steerer looked awfully short, before I remembered the vintage.......

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don simon fbpe | 8 years ago
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You could buy a car for that!

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tom_w replied to don simon fbpe | 8 years ago
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don simon wrote:

You could buy a car for that!

You could.. and it would depreciate and rust.. where as this will appreciate and fill your heart with joy  1

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Boopop replied to don simon fbpe | 8 years ago
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don simon wrote:

You could buy a car for that!

 

Post about bike with high price, first comment is about how one could buy a car for the same price...am I on HotUKDeals? =P

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